Categories: Patrol, Point of Law, Training & Careers

Legislators in Washington state passed Senate Bill 6145, which changes the qualifications for police and firefighter jobs to include “legal permanent...

https://www.policemag.com/362477/washington-to-allow-non-citizens-to-apply-for-police-jobs

Categories: Command, Patrol, Procedures & Policies, Special Units, Technology, Training & Careers, Vehicle Ops, Weapons

The Pennsylvania State Police hope to entice active military personnel, veterans, and full-time cops to join its ranks by allowing them to replace college...

https://www.policemag.com/352926/pa-state-police-woo-military-veterans-with-credit-for-experience

Categories: Patrol, Training & Careers, Weapons

All holsters are not created equal. You know that. You also know that different types of holsters are designed to be used for different police...

https://www.policemag.com/339377/torture-testing

Categories: Training & Careers

Baltimore’s interim police commissioner, Gary Tuggle, said Tuesday that he has withdrawn from consideration for the permanent job.

https://www.policemag.com/362661/baltimore-interim-police-commissioner-withdraws-from-consideration

Categories: Training & Careers, Vehicle Ops

Two members of the Olympia (Wash.) Police Department received a national award February 20, 2007, for helping to improve alarm management practices in their...

https://www.policemag.com/343471/olympia-police-officials-win-national-alarm-management-award

Categories: Training & Careers

Overall physical strength of recruits is declining and more cadets aren't able to complete agility tests, push-up and sit-up tests, a 1 1/2-mile run, and...

https://www.policemag.com/345827/more-police-recruits-flunking-fitness-test

Categories: Patrol, Special Units, Technology, Training & Careers, Vehicle Ops, Weapons

Officer Randall “Wes” Kerrick is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the Sept. 14 shooting death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, who was unarmed.

https://www.policemag.com/352821/grand-jury-does-not-indict-charlotte-officer-over-shooting

Categories: Training & Careers

In addition, the newspaper found Joseph Colao often falsely diagnosed his patients with hormone deficiencies to justify his prescriptions, a violation of...

https://www.policemag.com/346791/jersey-city-doctor-supplied-steroids-to-officers

Categories: Patrol, Special Units, Technology, Training & Careers, Vehicle Ops, Weapons

The pug and police dog appeared to be barking at each other before officers "shooed" the pug away.

https://www.policemag.com/352653/video-small-dog-harasses-phoenix-k-9-officers-during-barricade

Categories: Training & Careers

New Line Cinema has picked a reserve police officer to direct a new "Police Academy" and reboot the popular 1980s spoofs about a ragtag group of recruits...

https://www.policemag.com/348629/reserve-officer-to-direct-police-academy-movie